First published in 1920, this is the most celebrated of Jane Mander's six novels and is now regarded as a New Zealand classic. Alice Roland, together with her children, boxes, mattresses and piano, is punted up river to the 'appalling isolation' of their new home, 'a small house against a splendid wall of bush' in the kauri forest at Pukekaroro. She is joining her husband there, a reunion that is far from warm, but this remote place is to mark Alice's long and steady growt...

'The Charioteer remains compelling both as a snapshot of a particular - and particularly fascinating - cultural moment, and as a deeply romantic story of love fulfilled against the odds. It has all those qualities that make Mary Renault so memorable as a novelist: craft, subtlety, intelligence, and a terrific natural sympathy with the intricacies of honour and desire' SARAH WATERS'An explosive and courageous book' SIMON RUSSELL BEALE

It happened on the second day of the summer term. Was it caused by the smell of lilac, the droning of the bees, or the French incense which Lane-Perkins had set alight? Nobody knew, but that spring afternoon following a heated exchange with a pupil, Sebastian Sermon, a forty-nine-year-old schoolmaster, experiences a brainstorm. Dissatisfied with his life, he leaves his job, wife and children, and takes to the road. In the months that follow, Sebastian discovers that excitement and romance ...

Description The body of a brilliant woman journalist is recovered from the wreck of a burning car. It is soon discovered that the smash did not kill her; she was dead already, shot by a Browning automatic that was found near by. Superintendent Mitchell, with the help of Owen, a young University graduate turned policeman, follows the enigmatic clues backwards and forwards between a furrier, a picture dealer, and the establishment of a fanatical sunbathing enthusiast. Then dramatically the s...

Peter Waring (1937) is a full-scale revision of Reid's earlier Following Darkness (1912) in which Peter, a sensitive boy with literary inclinations, grows up unhappily in the household of his father, a cold village schoolmaster in Newcastle, County Down, and among his Belfast relatives whom he finds intolerable.'An acute and subtle story of adolescence.... A delicacy and a grave beauty which make their own quiet appeal.' Times'Reid has written one...

Old Mr Rock, a widower, lives in a cottage with his granddaughter Elizabeth; his household includes Daisy the pig, Ted the goose and Alice the cat, but an additional member threatens in the person of Sebastian Birt, the schoolteacher whom Elizabeth wants to marry. Birt teaches in the state institution for girls run by two authoritarian spinsters, the inseparable Misses Edge and Baker.One sunny summer's morning, the morning of the Founders' Day Ball, as Mr Rock goes up to the school...

Also published under the title 'The Yellow House', 'As a Man Lives' is an E. Phillips Oppenheim tale packed full of his trademark mystery and suspense. The story is narrated by our protagonist Kate Ffolliott, who has recently returned to England following completion of her studies in Germany. Beautiful and popular, Kate soon finds herself the centre of attention. Romance, passion, and jealousy ensue in this gripping story full of unexpected twists and turns.

"Pender was the only one to come out unscathed...claimed her English superiority at the expense of the Americans." -Frontiers of Femininity (2008)"Rose Pender...toured the American West, partly to inspect a Wyoming cattle ranch in which they'd invested." -The Magnificent Mountain Women (2020)"Pender...described a 4-month tour through states such as Texas, California, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado...received critical acclaim." -Women and Nature: Sav...

Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us. The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anamic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn. The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon. Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse. There was a litt...

The novel follows the lives of several young women living in the Canadian frontier during the late 19th or early 20th century. The story explores their experiences as they face the challenges of pioneering life, including interactions with Indigenous peoples, navigating the harsh conditions of the frontier, and dealing with the social and personal challenges of their time.The central characters are typically portrayed as brave and determined, embodying the spirit of the frontier and the de...

The Blue Moccassins was written in the year 1928 by David Herbert Lawrence. This book is one of the most popular novels of David Herbert Lawrence, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.

In "Flighty Phyllis," R. Austin Freeman skillfully weaves an engaging narrative that centers on the enigmatic character of Phyllis, whose whimsical and unpredictable nature drives the story forward. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century England, the novella blends elements of mystery with rich character exploration, showcasing Freeman's hallmark style of intricate plotting and keen psychological insight. Freeman's narrative deftly navigates themes of love, social constraints, and ...